电大2011年秋开放英语I(1)复习资料-阅读理解

三、阅读理解短文理解1:1. What should you do at a party in England? Here are some suggestions.You are late.You should telephone the party-givers, and explain the situation and tell them when you will arrive. This is important if it is a small party.What should I bring?When the invitations to a party say ―Please bring a bottle‖, you should take a bottle of wine or some beer. At a dinner party you should also take something. You can take a bottle of wine. You can also bring some flowers or some chocolates to a party.At a partyYou should introduce yourself to new people in the group. You should avoid personal questions about family until you know them better. Good topics of conversation are films, books, television programmes, holidays, jobs, the town you are in, etc. You shouldn‘t drink too much! And never get drunk.What do I do when I leave?You should say ―Thank you‖ to the hosts and say ―It was a lovely party. I really enjoyed myself‖. And then you should go back to people you talked to and say ―It was very nice to meet you‖.1. ―Party-givers‖ means _____B___ in this passage.a. people at a partyb. hosts of a partyc. people late for a party2. You should bring _____A___ to a dinner party.a. chocolates or wineb. neither chocolates nor winec. your favorite food3. You should not talk about ___C___ with new people.a. the town you are inb. television programmesc. personal questions about family4. The good translation of the sentence ―Never get drunk‖ is__A__a. 千万别喝醉。

b. 你从来没喝醉过。

c. 你不会喝醉。

5. You say ―It was very nice to meet you‖ when you ____B_a. meet other guestsb. leave other guestsc. meet your hosts 阅读2.Weather Forecast After yesterday‘s fine sunny weather in Wales, today will feel much more like a November day. Very strong winds will bring rain to Scotland and England in the morning. These winds will die away(减弱)during the afternoon. Wales will have a dry day today. In the south east, temperatures will be higher than normal. The evening will be cold with fog in many places in thesouth-west, but temperatures will not be low enough for ice to form.Tomorrow will be a windy day with rain everywhere until around noon. In the afternoon, the rain will clear from thesouth-west, bringing fine weather to all parts by the evening. There may be some sun in the south-east of England. But temperatures will be low, and the winds may bring some snow anywhere in the north and west before morning.1. Yesterday it was sunny in __________B_______.a. Englandb. Walesc. Scotland2. This morning it will be very windy in ______A_______.a. Scotland.b. Irelandc. Wales3. This evening it will be ____C_______in the south west.a. windy.b. rainyc. foggy4. Tomorrow it will stop raining first in the _____C_________.a. south-eastb. north-westc. south-west5.Tomorrow evening there may be some sun in the _____A__a. south-east.b. north-westc. south-west阅读3.Hi Joe, How are you? I‘m sitting on the balcony of my hotel. I am looking at Hyde Park in London and I am thinking about my life here. I am having a wonderful time. I like my job – it is very interesting, and my colleagues are great. I love London –it‘s busy, noisy, crowded and exciting. The cinemas, theatres, pubs and restaurants are really nice, –but they‘re too expensive! I think the people in London are very friendly (surprise!) and I‘ve got some new friends.What‘s the weather like in Shanghai? Is it raining? Here it‘s lovely! It isn‘t foggy! The sun is shining and the birds are singing. It‘s very warm. (Surprise, surprise!)And it is my birthday today.But I am missing you all in Shanghai. COME AND VISIT! Love,Xiaoyan1. What does Xiaoyan stay in London for? BA. She is having a holiday.B. She is working.C. She is visiting some of her colleagues.2. What are Xiaoyan‘s London colleagues like? CA. They are very important.B. They are very serious.C. They are very nice.3. What does Xiaoyan think of London? CA. She thinks it is relaxed.B. She thinks it is cheap.C. She thinks it is exciting.4. What does Xiaoyan think of people in London? BA. She thinks they are interesting.B. She thinks they are friendly.C. She thinks they are surprising.5. What‘s the weather like in London when Xiaoyan is writing this letter AA. It is warm.B. It is foggy.C. It is cloudy.阅读4.Let me tell you about my new job. It‘s great. I work for Centre Company. They have an office in London. I am the Deputy Marketing Manager. I am in charge of newspaper advertisements. Currently I am writing advertisements for the local newspapers, and I am visiting our customers to introduce myself.I like working here, but I don‘t like traveling by tube. It‘s too busy! We start work at nine o‘clock. There are some very nice colleagues, and I often eat lunch with them in the canteen. Lunch is from one o‘clock to two o‘clock. Then I finish work at 6 o‘clock. My brother works near my office. He is in insurance, and sometimes we have a drink in the pub in the evening ---but at the moment he is having a holiday in Scotland.1. The writer _____B___ new job.a. doesn‘t like hisb. likes hisc. is looking for a2. The writer works in ____B_____.a. insuranceb. marketingc. computers3. The writer works for about _____A____ on weekdays.a. 8 hoursb. 9 hoursc. 10 hours4. The writer thinks the tube is too ____C_____.a. noisyb. slowc. busy5. The writer and his brother ___A_____.a. sometimes see each otherb. never see each otherc. see each other every day5. The permanent employees get a salary every month, but because I am temporary I get my wages in cash every week. I don‘t get a lot of money, because I am a waiter--but the customers often give me tips. I am friendly to my customers because I hope they will be generous. Because I am temporary, I only get 6 an hour, and I don‘t get money when I don‘t work. I want to go to Italy to see my parents. But I haven‘t got enough money and I don‘t get holiday pay. It's a pity. Also, I don‘t get sick pay when I am ill. But I can work extra hours. I often doovertime at the weekend if the restaurant is busy. At Christmas the boss gives us extra money ——a bonus1. How often do temporary employees get their pay? Ba. Every month.b. Every week.c. Every day.2. "Tip" is closest in meaning (意思) to ______C_____.a. bonus for extra workb. gift money for friend's childrenc. money for good service3. What does the writer do? Aa. He serves customers in a restaurant.b. He manages a small restaurant.c. He trains restaurant staff.4. The writer ______B_____.a. never works on Saturdays and Sundaysb. often works on Saturdays and Sundaysc. works every weekend5. The writer doesn't have enough money to___A_____.a. see his parents in Italyb. see a doctor when he‘s illc. visit his friends during holidays短文理解1:. Mr Johnson is the boss of a computer company. His office is in a mess. There are papers, books, and boxes everywhere. Nothing is clean, and nothing is in order. He needs a good secretary.Mrs Santana wants the job. She‘s in his office for an interview. He‘s surprised because she‘s an old woman and she has no office experience.Mrs Santana is talking, ‗I am the right person for this job. I‘m a good talker and I‘m friendly on the telephone. I can type sixty words a minute on a computer. I‘m a mother. I have five children. With five children, I have to be organized(有条理的)and I am. My house is clean and tidy. I‘m sure you want your office the same way.‘‗Mr Johnson, look at your office. Papers are everywhere. Your basket is full. The date on your calendar is fifth. Today is tenth. I can take care of everything in your office. And I am a hard worker. Ms Johnson, I‘m the right person for this job.‘Mr Johnson is sitting in his chair and smiling, ‗Mrs Santana, when can you start?‘1. Mr Johnson wants a young and beautiful secretary to help him. BA. RightB. WrongC. Doesn‘t say2. Mr Johnson interviews Mrs Santana on the telephone. BA. RightB. WrongC. Doesn‘t say3. Mrs Santana believes she can do the job well. AA. RightB. WrongC. Doesn‘t say4. Mrs Santana agrees that Johnson‘s wife can be a good secretary. CA. RightB. WrongC. Doesn‘t say5. Mrs Santana is very likely to get the job. AA. RightB. WrongC. Doesn‘t say短文理解2.In schools all over the world, boys and girls are learning foreign languages. Everyone knows his own language, but another one is very useful especially when you travel to other countries. If you go to France, you should be able to speak French, and in Germany, people will expect you to understand German. How many languages are there in the world?There are about fifty hundred, but a lot of them are not very important. English is one of the most important because so many people use it, not only in England and America but also in other parts of the world. About 200,000,000 people speak it as a second language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it. Many millions of schoolboys and schoolgirls are trying to do so.1. Learning foreign languages is very useful______A____.a. Rightb. Wrongc. Doesn‘t say2. There are about l,500 languages in the world_____B_____.a. Rightb. Wrongc. Doesn‘t say3. A lot of languages in the world are very important_____B__.a. Rightb. Wrongc. Doesn‘t say4. People in Brazil also speak English________C______.a. Rightb. Wrongc. Doesn‘t say5. About 200，000，000 people are learning English_______B__a. Rightb. Wrongc. Doesn‘t say短文理解3. Alice is my sister. We live in different cities in the United States. We don‘t see each other very often, but we‘re in touch （保持联系）all the time. I often write to Alice and tell her about things that are happening at the company. I‘m the office manager. And Alice often writes to me about her work at the hospital. She is a nurse there.We talk on the telephone once a week, either on Saturday or Sunday morning. There are also other ways we communicate（联系）with each other. Sometimes I call her on her car phone (汽车电话), or she faxes me on my fax machines. We also send emails to each other.We‘re really lucky. In this new age of communication, there are so many ways we can keep in touch with each other. We feel closer to each other.1. Alice and I don’t contact each other very often. BA. RightB. WrongC. Doesn‘t say2. I work as the office manager at the company. AA. RightB. WrongC. Doesn‘t say3. We always make phone calls on Saturday morning. BA. RightB. WrongC. Doesn‘t say4. We can use five ways to communicate with each other. CA. RightB. WrongC. Doesn‘t say5. We will live closer to each other in the future. BA. RightB. WrongC. Doesn‘t say短文理解4.Kathy lives in Sydney. She works in an office and she is a secretary. She begins work at nine every day. She is always on time for work. In fact, she is often early. She is never late, and she is never sick. Kathy usually types letters and answers the telephone. She sometimes files (把文件归档) and makes copies. She seldom makes mistakes when she types or files. She always answers the phone politely (礼貌地). She has lunch from 12:30 am to 1:30 pm, and she finishes work at 5:00 pm.In the evening sometimes she goes out with her friends. Sometimes she stays at home watching TV. She doesn‘t work on the weekend. On Saturday, she cleans the house, does housework and goes shopping. On Sunday she relaxes or goes to the cinema.1. Kathy is never late for work. BA. RightB. WrongC. Doesn‘t say2. Kathy types very fast. CA. RightB. WrongC. Doesn‘t say3. In the afternoon Kathy starts work at 1:30. AA. RightB. WrongC. Doesn‘t say4. In the evening, Kathy always stays at home watching TV. BA. RightB. WrongC. Doesn‘t say5. Kathy never does any work on Sunday. AA. RightB. WrongC. Doesn‘t say短文理解5.New York, London, Paris and other cities are exciting places to live in. There are many interesting things to see and to do. You can go to different kinds of museums, play (戏剧)and films. You can also go shopping to buy things from all over the world.But there are serious problems in big cities too. The cost of living is high, and there are too many people in some of big cities. Every year many people move to the cities because thereare some chances to finds jobs, to study at good schools, and to receive good medical care (医疗). But sometimes these people cannot find work or a good place to live in. Also, too many people in a small space make it hard to keep the cities safe and clean.Some people enjoy living in big cities. Others do not. Before people move to big cities, they should think about the problems of living there.1. There are a lot of interesting things to do in big cities. BA. RightB. WrongC. Doesn‘t say2. People move to live in big cities because they can always finds jobs there. BA. RightB. WrongC. Doesn‘t say3. The houses are very expensive in big cities. AA. RightB. WrongC. Doesn‘t say4. Everyone enjoys living in big cities in spite of the problems.BA. RightB. WrongC. Doesn‘t say5. It‘s better to think carefully before you decide to move to big cities. AA. RightB. WrongC. Doesn‘t say短文理解6Hi Rob!You want to know about my new boyfriend.His name is David Manning. He lives in London and he‘s British. His parents are from London, but they live in Oxford. He is 34 years old. He‘s an IT manager and he works for ABHK Bank.He‘s lo vely, of course.See you on Thursday.Love, Polly( B)1. Rob is Polly‘s new boyfriend.A. RightB. Wrong( A)2.David is British.A. RightB. Wrong( A )3.David‘s parents are British.A. RightB. Wrong( B)4.David‘s parents live in London.A. RightB. Wrong( B )5.David works at a university.A. RightB. Wrong阅读理解2Franco: is this your calligraphy, Xiaoyan?Xiaoyan: Yes,. Do you like it?Franco: It‘s beautiful.Xiaoyan: I think I‘m good at art because my father is an artist. Franco: I‘m not. My handwriting is terrible, but I always write personal letters by ha nd. I don‘tlike using the computer for that.Xiaoyan: Neither do I. But my family only send emails, I don‘t get real letters anymore.Franco: Me neither- I‘ll write you a real letter!Xiaoyan: Thank you! But I like using the computer for some things. I‘m keen on researching my family history and I love surfing the Internet for information about that.Franco: Really? Me too!( B)6. Franco‘s handwriting is beautiful.A. RightB. Wrong( A)7. Franco doesn‘t like using computers for p ersonal letters.A. RightB. Wrong( A)8. Xiaoyan doesn‘t like using computers for personal letters.A. RightB. Wrong( A )9. Xiaoyan enjoys surfing the internet for information about he family history.A. RightB. Wrong ( B )10. Franco is not interested in researching his family history.A. RightB. Wrong阅读理解3David: OK, the interviews are on Friday. This is the shortlist of candidates for the job -------thereare four people.Xiaoyan: Looking at their application forms, there are some very good people here with a lot ofskills. The advertisement in the newspaper was good.David: This one looks very intelligent. His CV says he was at Harvard and Bristol universities. Yes, they are all young and experienced.Mark: And attractive!David: Do you mean good –looking in their photos, or attractive personality?Mark: Personality, of course! We want someone relaxed and easy-going as well as bright.David: Yes, we‘re small team, so to be friendly is important. Xiaoyan: As well as personality, the important skills areweb-design, website management, training skills and French, am I right?( B )11. The interviews last two days.A. RightB. Wrong ( A )12. There are four people on the shortlist of candidates.A. RightB. Wrong ( B )13. A candidate‘s per sonality is more important than his or her skills.A. RightB. Wrong ( B )14. All four candidates were at Harvard and BristolUniversities.A. RightB. Wrong ( A )15. The team are looking for people with four skills:web-design, website management, training skills and French.llA. RightB. Wrong阅读理解4Xiaoyan tells David about the people she works with.David: So who do you usually work with inShanghai?Xiaoyan: I work in an office with three other people,Jung, Lee and Liu – they are the MarketingDepartment and I am their IT expert.David:What about the others?Xiaoyan:Yes, they‘re great people. Lee is the SalesManager. He is responsible for 25 salespeople in China. He‘s planning a salescampaign for companies at the moment, buthe‘s visiting the New York office right now.David:What about the others?Xiaoyan:Liu is the advertising manager. He‘sresponsible for the advertising. He‘scurrently working on TV advertisements.Actually, he‘s on holiday in Bali right now.David:So the office is empty at the moment.Xiaoyan:Oh no. Jung is always there. She‘sthe secretary. She‘s responsible forthe office. At the moment she‘sworking on new databases. Butactually –it‘s 1：00 o‘ clock in themorning in Shanghai, so I think she‘ssleeping right now.( B)16. How many people does Xiaoyan work with in Shanghai?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four. ( B)17.What does Xiaoyan do in the Marketing Department in Shanghai?A. She is a secretary.B. She is an IT expert.C. She is the Sales Manager.( B)18.What is Lee responsible for ?A. The advertising.B. The sales people.C. The office. ( A )19.What is Liu doing right now ?A. He is on holiday.B. He is working on TV advertisements.C. He is visiting the New York office( C)20. What is Jung‘s current project ?A. A sales campaign.B. TV advertisementsC. New databases.阅读理解5What should I do at a party in England ?What do I do at the party?You should always offer to get drinks for other people when you go to get a drink for yourself. You should introduce yourself to new people in the group.You should avoid personal questions about family until you know them better. Good topics of conversation are films, books, television programmers, holidays, jobs, the town you are in, etc. You should ask for permission to smoke; say ―Is it alright if I smoke?‖ Or, better, you should go outside to smoke. Many people don‘t like the smell of smoke inside.You shouldn‘t drink too much! And never get drunk.What do I do when I leave?If you are not a close friend of the hosts, you shouldn‘t be the last to leave.You should say ―Thank you ‖ to the hosts and say ―It was a lovely party. I really enjoyed myself.‖ And then you should go back to people you talked to and say ―It was very nice to meet you.‖( B)21. When you go to get a drink for yourself, you should _____ ?A. introduce yourself first.B. offer to get drinks for other people in the group.C. ask for permission.( C) 22. You should not talk about _____ with new people.A. The town you are inB. television programmerC. personal questions about family(B)23.People don‘t like the smell of smoke inside, so you should _______ .A. not smoke before you go to a party.B. go outside to smoke.C. smoke in the kitchen.( A)24.______ get drunk at a party.A. You should never.B. It‘s OK to.C. You should say sorry if you.( B )25. You say ―It was very nice to meet you ‖ when you _____A. meet other guests.B. leave other guests.C. meet your hosts.阅读理解7Xiaoyan:I have most of things I need. We don‘t need to buy any rice, and we don‘t need any peas.Mary: we need some oranges. How many do we need to buy? Xiaoyan: four are enough. And we need some cream.Mary: how much cream do we need to buy for four people? Xiaoyan: two cartons? Shall we get a melon? And some wine. And I haven‘t got any coffee.Mary: Ok, and lychees. Two tins?Xiaoyan: how many lychees do you get in a tin?Mary: I don‘t know. Let‘s get a big tin. We also need some mineral water. Xiaoyan:and the prawns. How many prawns?Mary: one big packet will do. I also need to get some vegetables for next week-potatoes,Carrots, onions, and a cabbage I think. There‘s a little greengrocer‘s along the road.Why don‘t we go there first?( C) 31. How many oranges does Xiaoyan want to buy?A. One.B. A kilo.C. Four.( A ) 32. Do they need any cream?A. Yes, they do.B. No, they dont.C.The text does not tell us.( A ) 33. How many prawns do they want to buy ?A. A packet.B. Tow packets.C. Three packets.( B ) 34. Who would like to have some vegetables?A. Xiaoyan.B. Mary.C.Shopkeeper ( A ) 35. Which is not included in the shopping list?A. Rice and peas. campaign.B. Potatoes and coffee advertisements.C. Melons and wine databases.短文理解1There have been changes in all sorts of different areas of British society. In recent years in the UK we have had a very large increase in the number of couples who get divorced.After 1969 and the Divorce Law Reform Act we had a very rapid increase in the number of divorces. The rate increased steadily and in recent years has increased much more rapidly. But there are also quite a lot of people who do actually get married. At present the marriage rate in the UK is about 70 per cent, which has gone down since the number of people who marry has gone down quite a lot in the last 20 years, but more significantly in the last 10 years. Quite high proportions of people now live together without marrying, and, for example, 40 per cent of children born in the UK are born to couples who aren't married or are born to lone parents. There are quite a large number of lone parent families, 90 per cent of these are headed by a woman rather than a man.The average family size now in the UK is 1.8 children per couple, which means that there's been quite a decline in the birth rate in the UK along with other European countries.1. What does the passage mainly discuss? CA. The declining divorce rate in the UK.B. Trends in marriage and divorce in the UK.C. The increasing divorce rate in the UK.2. During the last ten years, ____A______.A. the marriage rate has gone down more rapidly in the UKB. the marriage rate has gone up a lot in the UKC. 40% of children were born to unwed couples in the UK3. According to the passage, the cohabitation rate in the UK tends to _____A_____.A. soar (急剧上升)B. not mentioned in the passageC. stay stable4. According to the passage, which of the following statementsis NOT true? BA. The marriage rate has gone down in recent years.B. The highest divorce rate was around 1969.C. The marriage rate is currently 70 percent.5. The last paragraph tells us ____B______.A. the birth rate in the UK is increasing at the momentB. the birth rate in the UK is decreasing rapidly nowC. the birth rate in other European countries keeps increasing短文理解2People all over the world today are beginning to hear and learn more and more about the problem of pollution. Pollution is caused either by man‘s release of completely new and often artificial (人造的) substances into the environment, or byreleasing greatly increased amounts of a natural substance (物质)，such as oil from oil tankers into the sea.Whatever its underlying reasons, there is no doubt that muchof the pollution caused could be controlled if only companies, individuals and governments would make more efforts. In the home there is an obvious need to control litter and waste. Food comes wrapped up three of four times in packages thatall have to be disposed of; drinks are increasingly sold in bottles or tins which can‘t be reused. This not only causes a litter problem, but also is a great waste of resources, in terms of glass,metal and paper. Advertising has helped this process by persuading many of us not only to buy things we neither want nor need, but also to throw away much of what we do buy. Pollution and waste combine to be a problem everyonecan help to solve by cutting out unnecessary buying, excess use and careless disposal (处理) of the products we use in our daily lives.1. The main cause of pollution is _____A_____.A. the release of artificial or natural substances intothe environmentB. the production of new industrial goodsC. increased amounts of a natural substance2. Much of the pollution could be controlled if only__C_____.A. farmers would use less artificial fertilizersB. governments would take effective measuresC. all sides concerned would make more efforts3. Food packages, bottles and tins for drinks can cause__B______.A. air and water pollutionB. both a litter problem and a waster of resourcesC. to pay for the service4. Which of the following can not help solving the problemof pollution? CA. Cutting out unnecessary buying.B. Reduce excess useC. Eating.5. What does the underlined word “litter” mean in paragraph 2? CA. Bits of waste thingsB. serious problemC. industrial pollution短文理解3A funny thing happened on the way to the communication revolution: we stopped talking to each other.I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his mobile phone rang, interrupting our conversation. There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and – poof! – I was cut off as if I had become absent from the conversation.The park was filled with people talking on their cell phones. They were passing people without looking at them, saying hello, noticing their babies or stopping to pat their dogs. It seems that the limitless electronic voice is preferred to human contact.The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people feel absent. Recently I was in a car with three friends. The driver hushed the rest of us because he could not hear the person on the other end of his cell phone. There we were, four friends driving down the highway, unable to talk to each other because of the small thing designed to make communication easier.Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communications technology is a setback (退步) to the closeness of human interaction. With e-mail and instant message over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice mail, you can make entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine.As almost every contact between human beings gets automatic, the emotional distance index goes up. Pumping gas at the station? Why say good-morning to the assistant when you can swipe you credit card at the pump and save yourself the bother of human contact? Making a deposit at the bank? Why talk to the clerk who lives in the neighborhood when you can put your card into the ATM?More and more, I find myself hiding behind e-mail to do a job meant for conversation or being relieved that voice mail picked up because I didn‘t really have time to talk. The technology devoted to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier.I own a mobile phone, an ATM card, a voice-mail telephone, and an e-mail account. Giving them up isn‘t a choice. They are great for what they are intended to do. It‘s their unintended results that make me upset. What good is all thisgee-whiz technology if there is no one in the room to hear you crying out ―Gee whiz‖?1. T he author’s experience of walking in a park witha friend recently made him feel ______A_______.A. unhappyB. funnyC. wonderful2. According to the author, human contact in a park means _______C_____.A. looking at each other and saying hello when passingB. noticing their babies and stopping to pat their dogsC. both A and B3. According to the author, the more connected we get in communications technology, the ______B_____ we are.A. more automaticB. more disconnectedC. closer4. What are the examples the author gives to explain his idea that every advance in communications technology isa setback to the closeness of human interaction? CA. With e-mail and instant message over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another.B. With voice mail, you can make entire conversations without ever reaching anyone.C. All of the above.5. What is the unintended result of communication technology, according to the author? BA. It makes communication easier and conversation possible everywhere.B. It actually creates a distance between people instead of bringing them together.C. It makes human contacts limitless with electronic voices everywhere短文理解4Some people think they have an answer to the troubles of automobile crowding and dirty air in large cities. Their answer is the bicycle, or ―bike‖.In a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every day. In New York City, some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City. They claim that if more people rode bicycles to work there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown section of the city and therefore less dirty air from car engines.For several years this group has been trying to get the city government to help bike riders. For example, they want the city to draw bicycle lanes on some of the main streets, because when bike riders have to use the same lanes as cars, there are accidents. Bike for a Better City feels that if there were special lanes more people would use bikes.But no bicycle lanes have been drawn. Not everyone thinks it is a good idea - they say it will slow traffic. Some store owners on the main streets say that if there is less traffic, they will have。